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Portugal Must Diversify Tourism-dependent Economy After Pandemic ...

2020-12-30T12:20:34Z

DelB7302876269: Created page with " By Catarina Demony LISBON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Portugal's tourism sector is set to lose 60,000 jobs this year alone due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak an..."

By Catarina Demony LISBON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Portugal's tourism sector is set to lose 60,000 jobs this year alone due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and a recovery is still far off, Tourism Secretary Rita Marques said on Monday. Some of the country's regions must diversify their tourism-dependent economy after the pandemic, Marques also told Reuters in an interview. She expected a rebound of international visits to happen by the third quarter of 2021, depending on the success of a COVID-19 vaccine, but it could take until 2023 for those to return to [http://www.covnews.com/archives/search/?searchthis=pre-pandemic%20record pre-pandemic record] levels. Last year, [https://kynghidongduong.vn/blog/le-hoi-hoa-tam-giac-mach-ha-giang-va-nhung-diem-check-in-voi-hoa-dep-nhat.html kynghidongduong.vn] Portugal had more than 16.4 million foreign visitors. "We know it will be hard, it will take some time," Marques said, adding that Portugal sought to be among the first to benefit when people were allowed to travel freely again. Tourism was crucial for Portugal's recovery from the 2010 economic and debt crisis and Marques is convinced it will help Portugal recover from the pandemic. However, some regions rely too heavily on tourism, she said, calling for the development of other sectors there and a boosting of their international competitiveness. Regions such as the southern Algarve, famous for its beaches and golf courses and particularly popular with British visitors, are among the most affected. In Algarve, the tourism industry is not only suffering with the economic impact of the pandemic, which pushed the number of registered jobless up 134% to 24,088 last month from a year ago, but also from concerns about the implications of Brexit. It is crucial not only to develop other sectors but to also attract more tourists from markets other than Britain to Algarve, Marques said. "We need to diversify...but we will work to guarantee the Algarve continues to welcome all British people - no matter what happens with Brexit," Marques said. The tourism industry contributed about 15% to Portugal's gross domestic product in 2018, latest official data show. Though the sector [https://kynghidongduong.vn/blog/le-hoi-hoa-tam-giac-mach-ha-giang-va-nhung-diem-check-in-voi-hoa-dep-nhat.html hoa tam giác mạch] all but collapsed due to the pandemic, with revenues sliding nearly 65% between January and September, Marques said residents opting to spend their holidays closer to home have lent a helping hand to the sector. "I believe domestic tourism is here to stay," she said. (Reporting by Catarina Demony; Editing by Andrei Khalip and Angus MacSwan)

Portugal Approves Extension Of COVID-19 Emergency Fresh Measures...

2020-12-30T06:40:35Z

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LISBON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament on Friday approved a 15-day extension of a state of emergency from next week to allow continuation of coronavirus measures as the government considers fresh steps. "This approval reflects well the collective commitment to fight COVID-19," Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Twitter. "With the mobilisation of all we will be able to overcome the virus." The nationwide state of emergency, [https://kynghidongduong.vn/blog/le-hoi-hoa-tam-giac-mach-ha-giang-va-nhung-diem-check-in-voi-hoa-dep-nhat.html hà giang tam giác mạch] which came into force for 15 days on Nov. 9 and included a night-time curfew and [https://kynghidongduong.vn/blog/le-hoi-hoa-tam-giac-mach-ha-giang-va-nhung-diem-check-in-voi-hoa-dep-nhat.html hoa tam giác mạch] a half-day lockdown on weekend days across 191 of the country's 308 municipalities, will now be [http://www.buzznet.com/?s=extended extended] until at least Dec. 8. Government ministers met on Friday afternoon to agree on new rules, which will be announced on Saturday and could include a tiered system of restrictions based on the state of the virus in each area. Under Portuguese law, [https://kynghidongduong.vn/blog/le-hoi-hoa-tam-giac-mach-ha-giang-va-nhung-diem-check-in-voi-hoa-dep-nhat.html kynghidongduong.vn] a state of emergency is limited to 15 days but can be extended indefinitely in 15-day periods. Internal Affairs Minister Eduardo Cabrita told parliament the state of emergency was likely to be renewed again after Dec. 8. Portugal, with around 10 million people, has recorded 249,498 coronavirus infections and 3,762 deaths, relatively low figures compared to some European countries. But cases have been rising and are putting the health system under pressure. Confirmed new infections hit 6,994 on Thursday, the highest daily figure since the pandemic started, with most of the cases concentrated across the country's northern region. Testing has also increased. A total of 3,079 COVID-19 patients are now in hospital, with a new record of 481 in intensive care units - more than the first wave peak of 271 in April. (Reporting by Catarina Demony Editing by Frances Kerry)

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2020-12-30T06:40:22Z

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